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enAggressive 'terror' owl sinks its talons into residents of Dutch townhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/aggressive-terror-owl-sinks-its-talons-residents-dutch-town
<p>PURMEREND, Netherlands -- The residents of one Dutch town are cowering under umbrellas after an aggressive eagle owl started swooping out of the sky, sinking its talons into them and gouging their flesh. The so-called "terror owl" has become a media sensation after attacking people in recent weeks in and around Purmerend, 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Amsterdam. The hardest hit area in town is the Prinsenstichting assisted-living complex for people with disabilities.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/aggressive-terror-owl-sinks-its-talons-residents-dutch-town" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/aggressive-terror-owl-sinks-its-talons-residents-dutch-town#commentsFiled onlineBISHR EL-TOUNIAmsterdamBuboComicsLieselotte de BruijnLiteratureNetherlandsNiels VerkooijenOwlsPerson CareerPURMERENDQuotationspokeswomanthe Dutch newsSun, 01 Mar 2015 18:40:33 +0000BISHR EL-TOUNI210925 at http://lubbockonline.comNo injuries after small fire erupts by It's A Small World ride at Disneylandhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/no-injuries-after-small-fire-erupts-its-small-world-ride-disneyland
<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Officials say a small fire erupted late Saturday night near a Disneyland attraction, but it was put out by park firefighters and no one was hurt.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/no-injuries-after-small-fire-erupts-its-small-world-ride-disneyland" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-01/no-injuries-after-small-fire-erupts-its-small-world-ride-disneyland#commentsFiled onlineAssociated PressANAHEIMCaliforniaDisneylandDisneylandDisneyland ParkEntertainmentEntertainmentIt's a Small WorldMagic KingdomMan Made DisasterPerson CareerspokeswomanSuzi BrownTokyo DisneylandWalt Disney Parks and ResortsSun, 01 Mar 2015 14:24:16 +0000Associated Press210910 at http://lubbockonline.comStolen No. 44 NASCAR car found in suburban Atlantahttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-01/stolen-no-44-nascar-car-found-suburban-atlanta
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<p>HAMPTON, Ga. — Police have found the NASCAR race car stolen from a hotel parking lot near Atlanta Motor Speedway.</p>
<p>Team XTREME said the car was discovered early Saturday northwest of Atlanta in Gwinnett County, about 20 miles away from where it was taken. The team tweeted a pictured of team owner John Cohen standing in front of the No. 44 Chevrolet, which was ditched in a wooded area near Loganville, Georgia.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-01/stolen-no-44-nascar-car-found-suburban-atlanta" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-03-01/stolen-no-44-nascar-car-found-suburban-atlanta#commentsSportsPAUL NEWBERRYAmanda EbersoleATLANTAAtlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor SpeedwayAuto racingdetectiveforwardGeorgiaHamptonJoe Gibbs RacingJohn CohenLarry OglesbyLas VegasLoganvilleMotorsportNASCARNASCARNatural DisasterPerson CareerPeter SospenzoQuotationSergeantspokeswomanTeamThe Associated Pressthe NASCARTravis KvapilTravis KvapilTwitterUSDSun, 01 Mar 2015 06:14:41 +0000PAUL NEWBERRY210888 at http://lubbockonline.comProminent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shot deadhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-27/prominent-russian-opposition-figure-boris-nemtsov-shot-dead
<p>MOSCOW — Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said.</p>
<p>Nemtsov’s death comes just a day before a planned protest against President Vladimir Putin’s rule. The Kremlin said that Putin will personally oversee the investigation.</p>
<p>Nemtsov, who was 55, was a sharp critic of Putin, assailing the government’s inefficiency, rampant corruption and the Kremlin’s policy on Ukraine, which has strained Russia-West ties to a degree unseen since Cold War times.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-27/prominent-russian-opposition-figure-boris-nemtsov-shot-dead" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-27/prominent-russian-opposition-figure-boris-nemtsov-shot-dead#commentsFiled onlineWorldLAURA MILLS AND VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVArmed AttackBoris NemtsovBoris NemtsovBoris Yeltsincritic of Putindeputy prime ministerGovernment of RussiaGrand Croix of the Légion d'honneurIlya YashinInterior MinistryMOSCOWMoscow theater hostage crisisPerson CareerPerson LocationPolitics of RussiapresidentProtests following the 2011 Russian electionsPutinismQuotationRussiaRussiaRussian Orthodox ChristiansspokeswomanStanislav BelkovskyVladimir PutinVladimir PutinYelena AlexeyevaFri, 27 Feb 2015 23:57:54 +0000LAURA MILLS AND VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV210738 at http://lubbockonline.comUniversity of Texas paid $2.2 million for Garcia Marquez archivehttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-26/university-texas-paid-22-million-garcia-marquez-archive
<p>AUSTIN — The University of Texas’ literary archive said Wednesday it paid $2.2 million for the works of Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a price the school sought to keep secret until ordered to make it public by the Texas Attorney General’s Office.</p>
<p>Officials at the university’s Harry Ransom Center refused in November to reveal the price to The Associated Press, saying it would hurt negotiations for future purchases. The attorney general ruled Feb. 19 the school failed to prove harm by disclosure and ordered the contract released.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-26/university-texas-paid-22-million-garcia-marquez-archive" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-26/university-texas-paid-22-million-garcia-marquez-archive#commentsTexasBY JIM VERTUNOattorney generalAustinauthorBob WoodwardCarl BernsteinConfederate States of AmericadirectorGabriel Garcia MarquezHarry Ransom CenterJen TisdaleNorman MailerPerson CareerPerson LocationSouthern United StatesspokeswomanStephen EnnissTexasTexasThe Associated PressThe Ransom CenterThe University of Texas'The University of Texas’Thomas StaleyUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas at AustinUSDWRITERThu, 26 Feb 2015 06:24:56 +0000BY JIM VERTUNO210571 at http://lubbockonline.comNo agency tasked with enforcing Perry's E-verify orderhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-25/no-agency-tasked-enforcing-perrys-e-verify-order
<p>It's not the federal government or the Texas Workforce Commission. It isn't the state comptroller's office or the state auditor’s office, either.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-25/no-agency-tasked-enforcing-perrys-e-verify-order" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-25/no-agency-tasked-enforcing-perrys-e-verify-order#commentsFiled onlineauditorBusinessBusinessComptrollerE-verifyEmployment RelationexecutiveGovernment of TexasGovernorGreg AbbottLaborLaborLawLawPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPrivacyQuotationRick PerryRick PerryspokeswomanState governments of the United StatesTexasTexasTexas Department of TransportationTexas TribuneWed, 25 Feb 2015 17:21:55 +0000Staff210471 at http://lubbockonline.comSouthwest grounding 128 planes over missed inspectionshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-24/southwest-grounding-128-planes-over-missed-inspections
<p>DALLAS — Southwest Airlines says it has grounded 128 planes after failing to inspect backup hydraulic systems used to control the rudder if the main system fails.</p>
<p>The airline said Tuesday night that it had canceled 90 flights so far. The grounding covers about one-fifth its fleet.</p>
<p>Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said that after discovering the missed inspections, the airline immediately notified federal safety regulators and began checking the planes.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-24/southwest-grounding-128-planes-over-missed-inspections" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-24/southwest-grounding-128-planes-over-missed-inspections#commentsFiled onlineTexasDAVID KOENIGairlineAviationBoeingBrandy KingDallasEconomy of the United StatesLow-cost airlinesLynn LunsfordOpen Travel AlliancePerson CareerQuotationSkyTeamSouthwestSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlinesspokeswomanthe BoeingTransportWed, 25 Feb 2015 05:03:41 +0000DAVID KOENIG210420 at http://lubbockonline.comSouth Africa: All 486 miners trapped by fire found safehttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-22/south-africa-all-486-miners-trapped-fire-found-safe
<p>JOHANNESBURG — All 486 miners trapped underground after a fire broke out at a South African goldmine have been found safe, the mine's spokeswoman said Sunday.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-22/south-africa-all-486-miners-trapped-fire-found-safe" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-22/south-africa-all-486-miners-trapped-fire-found-safe#commentsFiled onlineCHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and LYNSEY CHUTELBusinessBusinessCharmane RussellCopiapó mining accidentElandsrandHarmony Gold Mining CompanyJOHANNESBURGMan Made DisasterMiningminingMining in ChileOccupational safety and healthPerson CareerQuotationSouth AfricaspokeswomanSun, 22 Feb 2015 20:05:05 +0000CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and LYNSEY CHUTEL210141 at http://lubbockonline.comAnother winter storm hits East Coast; more cold temps cominghttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming
<p>The latest in a seemingly unending parade of snowstorms moved over the East Coast on Saturday, dropping a wintry mix as far south as northern Georgia and potentially causing more headaches for snow-weary New England.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming#commentsNational NewsBRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAtmospheric sciencesBALTIMOREBlizzardsEast CoastFederal Aviation AdministrationflashGeorgiaGlobal storm activityIce stormsKim ButtrickLance FranckMary FlannerymeteorologistMeteorologyMount HollyNational Weather ServiceNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew JerseyNew York Citynorthern GeorgiaPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia International AirportPrecipitationQuotationRain and snow mixedSnowspokeswomanStormTennesseeWeatherWinterWinter stormSun, 22 Feb 2015 06:39:04 +0000BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI210094 at http://lubbockonline.comAnother winter storm hits East Coast; more cold temps cominghttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-21/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming
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<p>The latest in a seemingly unending parade of snowstorms moved over the East Coast on Saturday, dropping a wintry mix as far south as northern Georgia and potentially causing more headaches for snow-weary New England.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-21/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-21/another-winter-storm-hits-east-coast-more-cold-temps-coming#commentsFiled onlineBRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAtmospheric sciencesBALTIMOREBlizzardsEast CoastFederal Aviation AdministrationflashGeorgiaGlobal storm activityIce stormsKim ButtrickLance FranckMary FlannerymeteorologistMeteorologyMount HollyNational Weather ServiceNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew JerseyNew York Citynorthern GeorgiaPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia International AirportPrecipitationQuotationRain and snow mixedSnowspokeswomanStormTennesseeWeatherWinterWinter stormSun, 22 Feb 2015 01:51:38 +0000BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI210007 at http://lubbockonline.comSame-sex couple marries in Texas under one-time orderhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-20/same-sex-couple-marries-texas-under-one-time-order
<p>AUSTIN — Defying Texas’ long-standing ban on gay marriage, a lesbian couple wed in Austin after being granted a marriage license Thursday under a special court order because one of the women has cancer.</p>
<p>Texas’ attorney general immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court, which later agreed to block other gay couples from obtaining marriage licenses but didn’t address the Austin marriage of Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-20/same-sex-couple-marries-texas-under-one-time-order" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-02-20/same-sex-couple-marries-texas-under-one-time-order#commentsTexasEVA RUTH MORAVEC AND PAUL J. WEBERattorney generalAustinBusinessBusinessclerkCynthia MeyerDana DeBeauvoirHospitalityHospitalityjudgeKen PaxtonLawLawLGBT rightsPerson CareerPerson PartyPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticsQuotationSame-sex marriageSame-sex marriage in the United StatesSarah GoodfriendSocial IssuesSocial IssuesspokeswomanState Supreme CourtSuzanne BryantTexasTexasUnited StatesFri, 20 Feb 2015 06:27:36 +0000EVA RUTH MORAVEC AND PAUL J. WEBER209802 at http://lubbockonline.comContaminated medical tool suspected in 'superbug' outbreakhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/contaminated-medical-tool-suspected-superbug-outbreak
<p>LOS ANGELES — A "superbug" outbreak suspected in the deaths of two patients at a Los Angeles hospital has raised questions about the adequacy of the procedures for disinfecting a medical instrument used on more than a half-million people in the U.S. every year.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/contaminated-medical-tool-suspected-superbug-outbreak" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/contaminated-medical-tool-suspected-superbug-outbreak#commentsFiled onlineHealthAlicia ChangAntibiotic resistanceBacteriaDale TateDisasterDisasterEndoscopyGram-negative bacteriaKlebsiella pneumoniaeLOS ANGELESMedicineMicrobiologyPerson CareerQuotationRonald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterspokeswomanU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationUCLAUnited StatesThu, 19 Feb 2015 20:08:46 +0000Alicia Chang209720 at http://lubbockonline.comTwo dead, 179 exposed after 'superbug' outbreak at hospitalhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/two-dead-179-exposed-after-superbug-outbreak-hospital
<p>LOS ANGELES — Contaminated medical instruments are to blame for infecting seven patients, including two who died, with a potentially deadly "superbug" at a Los Angeles hospital, officials said. A total of 179 patients have been exposed to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/two-dead-179-exposed-after-superbug-outbreak-hospital" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-19/two-dead-179-exposed-after-superbug-outbreak-hospital#commentsFiled onlineHealthNational NewsRobert JablonAntibiotic resistanceantibioticsAntibioticsBacteriaCaliforniaCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDale TateDisasterDisasterEndoscopyEnterobacteriaEvolutionary biologyHealthHealthKlebsiella pneumoniaeLaborLaborLOS ANGELESMedicinePerson CareerPerson LocationPharmaceuticals policyQuotationRonald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterSocial IssuesSocial IssuesspokeswomanUCLAUniversity of California, Los AngelesVeterinary medicineThu, 19 Feb 2015 14:47:20 +0000Robert Jablon209695 at http://lubbockonline.comUCLA says more than 100 may have encountered 'superbug'http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-18/ucla-says-more-100-may-have-encountered-superbug
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<p>LOS ANGELES — A potentially deadly “superbug” resistant to antibiotics infected seven patients, including two who died, and nearly 200 others were exposed at a Southern California hospital through contaminated medical instruments, UCLA reported Wednesday.</p>
<p>A total of 179 patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were exposed to CRE during endoscopic procedures between October and January, University of California, Los Angeles spokeswoman Dale Tate said.</p>
<p>The bacteria may have been a “contributing factor” in the deaths of two patients, a university statement said.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-18/ucla-says-more-100-may-have-encountered-superbug" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-18/ucla-says-more-100-may-have-encountered-superbug#commentsFiled onlineRobert JablonAlaskaBacteriaBacterial diseasesCaliforniaCarbapenemCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDale TateDisasterDisasterEndoscopyGram-negative bacteriaIdahoKlebsiella pneumoniaeLOS ANGELESMaineMicrobiologyPathogenic bacteriaPerson CareerPerson LocationQuotationRonald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterSouthern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaspokeswomanUCLAUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of California, Los AngelesThu, 19 Feb 2015 04:43:11 +0000Robert Jablon209636 at http://lubbockonline.comGunman in Copenhagen attacks just released from jailhttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-02-17/gunman-copenhagen-attacks-just-released-jail
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The gunman responsible for Copenhagen’s deadly shooting attacks was released from jail about two weeks ago and might have become radicalized there last summer, a source close to the Danish terror investigation told The Associated Press on Monday.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-02-17/gunman-copenhagen-attacks-just-released-jail" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-02-17/gunman-copenhagen-attacks-just-released-jail#commentsWorldJAN M. OLSENArmed AttackCOPENHAGENCopenhagenDanish courtDenmarkDenmarkDiplomatic RelationsdirectorEntertainmentEntertainmentEuropeGeography of EuropeGovernmentHelle Thorning-SchmidtHelle Thorning-SchmidtJens MadsenJoergen SkovLotte HolmstrupNeil KinnockOmar Abdel Hamid El-HusseinPARISPerson AttributesPerson CareerPETPrime MinisterQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesspokeswomanSwedenTechnologyTechnologyThe Associated PressWarWarTue, 17 Feb 2015 06:07:23 +0000JAN M. OLSEN209402 at http://lubbockonline.com